Comments on: MLB NL MVP Award for 2007. Who will win ?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:44:27 +0000

None of those players really jump out for me for being MVP quality except for Barry Bonds and maybe Matt Holliday. I don’t care for Prince Fielder and feel he has a bad attitude and there is plenty of sluggers on the brewers discounting the need for him as a “Most valuable player”. Bonds is doing unbelievable for his age, is reliable, broke the record, and the giants have played a high importance on him.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:22:21 +0000

I personally like Ryan Howard. I had the opportunity to see him live three times this year when I went to Philly to see the Braves play the Phils and Ryan Howard definitely gets the crowd going when he steps up to the plate.

Prince Fielder is on the list but I doubt he’d win because Ryan Braun has showed him up in Milwaukee but I don’t think Braun will have enough plate appearnaces to be in the running. Does Bonds have enough plate appearances? I know he hasn’t been starting every day.

Hanley Ramirez is another one who has fired it up this year even though the Marlins just fell apart after Dontrelle Willis had those family issues and came back and started losing like crazy.

David Wright (Mets) will probably take it if he makes the 30/30 club. Honestly, the guy has been nothing short of incredible this year.

By: john

john — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 22:34:36 +0000

what about Jimmy Rollins. I live in Philadelphia and personaly I think he is one of our top players besieds Utley and Howard. He has speed and can bunt for a hit. Hit homeruns, scores…and alot of times scroes in the first inning to get the Phillies in the lead. To me he is the best canadiate.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 17:17:58 +0000

I agree Jimmy Rollins is doing excellent this year and he’s a very talented player but Howard and Utley’s stats are better than his.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:39:29 +0000

The object of the game offensively is to score; Rollins leads the league in run scored. He is also leading in total bases and is tied for 2nd (1 behind) for hits. He has played in every game this season and may well finish as a 30/30 guy. He has also put himself in position to win a gold glove at shortstop. No shortsop has led the NL in TB since Ernie Banks did it for the Cubs. Sounds to me like an MVP.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:45:40 +0000

Barry Bonds??? The Giants are 15 games out of the playoffs! He is not the most valuable player in the league if the Giants are not in contention to make the playoffs. Prince Fielder is the a most important player on the Brewers, who went from being a bad team to a playoff team. Fielder deserves MVP more than anyone. I cant believe Bonds is even mentioned for this.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:03:32 +0000

I think Wright will take it this year. With the show he put on after starting out slumping he deserves it.

By: James

James — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:22:56 +0000

Im gonnga have to go with D-Wright. He has just been so clutch. None of those 28 HR he has hit or those 95 RBI have been add on runs. And u cant complain about that .316 Batting AVG

By: admin

admin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:54:59 +0000

@Tom, Bonds is mentioned because of the obvious. Every AP writer has him somewhere on the list.

@All you Jimmy Rollins fans, ok, ok, ok, I’ll go back and edit the post and add him. He is in the “honorable mention” list. I live in Delaware and go to many Phillies games and quite honestly, as I’ve stated, it seems Chase and Ryan really light up the crowd. MVP isn’t purely about the numbers, there are other factor, but I’m seeing most of you Phils fans are big on Jimmy, so I’ll edit the post just for you even if I am a Braves fan and only go to Citizens park when the Phils play the Braves. I do wish the Phils would make the postseason since the Braves suck so bad.

@James and Brad, yeah, David Wright is totally awesome… I think he will probably get it.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:03:22 +0000

Uhh. Hello, D-Wright my friends. Umm he is going to have a 30/30 year and he is the most clutch player in all of baseball. Ryan Howard is great and so is Jimmy Rollins and Fielder but Wright has it. I think the two who deserve it most are jimmy rollins and Wright. Now having a 30/30 year is unbelievable. David Wright has the best stealing sucess percentage in all of baseball. And the Mets are probably going to make the playoffs, mainly because of the show Wright has put on in July, August and September. And since he had a horrible April and still put up numbers like this he should win it hands down. If he was good in april he would finish .325 avg, 35 homers, 115 rbis, 110 runs and 35 stolen bases.

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:54:58 +0000

Even though Chase Utley missed one month with a broken hand, he is the top MVP candidate. His numbers are outstanding and is among the tops in most catagories, but his leadership, glove/defense and clutch performances set him apart from all contenders. This guy took a pitch on the hand that broke bones. His comback was remarkable. Chase was Charlie Manuel’s right hand man/asst. mgr. while hurt and present in the dugout. He studies more film than any MLB I can think of, plus his unselfishness and team play and leadership also set him apart from the rest. Numbers plus intangibles equals Utley as MVP.

By: Diego Escobar

Diego Escobar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:17:59 +0000

The 2007 NL MVP should go to Matt Holliday of Colorado. His numbers of .341 avg, 36 HR and 131 RBIs are far superior to everyone else’s. Holliday should be the MVP.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:28:16 +0000

I don’t know how all you people can talk about 2 different people on the Phillies without mentioning Holliday. He is 4th in Runs scored, 1st in hits, 1st in Batting Average, 1st in RBIs and 4th in Home runs. I really don’t even see any room for arguement. The Phillies are only 1.5 games ahead of the Rockies so team record won’t come into consideration. Tell me again what your arguement is for somebody who missed a whole month of the season???

By: drats

drats — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:00:09 +0000

i think jeter is better then a-rod. wow 52 homeruns and 141 rbi is great
but jeter has more experience. a-rod came through in 14 big situations
jeter came in handy in 44. big difference

By: Dillon

Dillon — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:30:57 +0000

It’s HOLLIDAY all the way. 34 hrs, 123 rbi’s, and a .339 average
CAN’T be compared to. He’s on his way to a triple crown and the ROCKIES ARE still in it because of the one man wrecking crew.

By: Collin

Collin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:01:18 +0000

I’m going to have to go with Matt Holliday. I wish that all the writers weren’t so political on when it comes to what team players play for. Even though he plays in Colorado I think he has a chance to win it. He’s helped Colorado in so many tight situations, and is very clutch. The Rockies have won the last six games and are on a roll right now. He is the league leader in total bases, third in RBI’s, fifth in batting avg., second in doubles, and sixth in home runs. He tied for third in the home-run derby, and in my opinion should of started and I think would have started in the all-star game if it was played any where other than San Francisco. His numbers tell the story and if you get the chance to watch him as much as I have then you’ll really appreciate his performance on the field.

By: Collin

Collin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:42:03 +0000

Go to this website and you’ll see another reason why i think holliday should win.
Rockies endorse Holliday for MVP

By: Ryan O.

Ryan O. — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:39:02 +0000

I think right now it’s really only comes down to being either Prince Fielder or Matt Holliday. Holliday has the ave. and RBI numbers, however with Prince’s power numbers, he has to get this award. He has carried that Brewer team all season long and the dude is only 23!!!! If he ends up with 50 HR’s and 120+ RBI’s, hands down it’s his, even if the Brewers don’t win the decision. Both are deserving players to his the award, but I think Prince will win it!…….Just think if Braun had a full season though. He would be in the conversation as well

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:04:32 +0000

Holliday has been tearing it up all season but he’s really been performing exceptionally now at the end of the season. I was leaning towards David Wright but the Mets have just been choking recently so i’d have to put my bid on Matt Holliday at this point.

@Ryan, yeah too bad Ryan Braun wasn’t called up earlier or else he’d be my favorite.

By: john

john — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:07:42 +0000

David Wright is a great player. I am from Philly and hate the Mets, but he, unlike the rest of his cast who are choking down the stretch, is still going strong. However, J-Roll is having an incredible season. Don’t forget the Phills have had serious pitching injuries all year, and have 40+ come from behind wins thanks to J-Roll. His numbers speak for themself, but the intangibles are leadership and clutch hits. The Howard-Utley-Rollins trio will probably cancell all of them out, but you can’t deny Jimmy Rollins ability to carry the Phils to all these come from behind wins and there 13 games over 500 with the pitching they have. I will be ok if Wright wins it though, as long as Reyes gets the 2nd best shortstop award in the NL.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:14:13 +0000

OK everybody, I edited the post and added Jimmy Rollins at the top of the list. I was at the game last night (9/25/2007) in the Phillies unfortunate loss to the Braves and every time Rollins was at bat, the crowd was cheering MVP. They went wild when he homered in the first. Jimmy is the first player in Phillies franchise history to make the 30/30/30 club (30 home runs, 30 stolen bases and 30 doubles).

Please vote for him on our forum poll…

2007 NL MVP Poll

And here’s a video I shot last night 9/25/2007 (Unfortunately the Phils lost) when Jimmy hit a home run. My stupid camera tookso long to load so I missed taping him rounding the bases but you can see the crowds reaction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k2XjzJNgcg

OK, Jimmy Rollins has my vote and I’m doing an “All Star” article on him for the blog, will post it as soon as I’m done.

Jimmy Rollins is definitely on my list of first picks for Fantasy Baseball next year.

By: Collin

Collin — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:14:08 +0000

just wanted to keep you guys posted… Matt Holliday has been amazing lately but when has he not. I think you all know that the Rockies have one 11 in a row. No one else can say they one that many games in a row and tonight its going to be 12 because the rockies have got there number one pitcher and matt has helped them win every game.

I don’t see any one else winning it besides Prince Fielder he is doing pretty good right now too. I have to give it to that guy the youngest guy ever to hit 50! unbelievable!!! Matt holliday has the numbers he has a .338 batting average second in the nl, he leads the nl in rbi hits and total bases, and is in fourth in home runs. Look on mlb.com and go to league leaders and he’s in the top ten in just about every categorie.

@ Ryan yeah prince is doing exeptional right now, hopefully he helps his team into the playoffs as well as holliday does because these two teams are on fire right now and hopefully carry it into the playoffs.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:07:53 +0000

Wright will win, 30 HR, 107 RBI, 326 AVG, 34 SB can’t do much better then that.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:36:01 +0000

Um Folks… Clearly after todays Division Win, Jimmy Rollins is the MVP. Even a few weeks ago it was clear.

Not only is he the 4th player to reach 20 20 20 and 20 club, he actually has 30 HR 38 2B 20 3B and 42 SB. He has near 100 RBIs (hes a lead off hitter). Oh and leads the NL in Runs. And thats just a look at the stats.

Add in the fact that he is also a soothsayer as well as a leader. And sparked the biggest collapse in MLB history. (1964 Phillies wasn’t his fault)

MVP voting will go like this

1. Jimmy Rollins
2. Ryan Howard
3. Chase Utley
4. Everybody else

…or something like that…

By: Kent

Kent — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:49:41 +0000

Holiday sealed the deal tonight — Rockies WIN!

By: TC

TC — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:24:48 +0000

An MVP would know how to judge that ball in left and he would have learned in little league that you DO NOT slide head first into home. Look at his stats away from Coors Field… 40 points difference!

In Colorado, he (Holliday) is the MVP. In the League, Jimmy Rollins took his 4-11 team into a division win and carried the entire city on his back. Rollins is clearly more valuable then Holliday.

By: Wilson Pon

Wilson Pon — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:06:00 +0000

Greg, youneed to stop takingdrugs. Jimmy rollins is loser like the rest of his team. I’m just glad you toady Phillies fansgot swept.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:32:26 +0000

Dude Matty is by far the choice. There’s no comparison, Jimmy hits the ball hard and can run but he’s not even the most exciting player on his team, not to mention he’s not consistent, his average isn’t close to what it needs to be for a lead off guy. As for the rest of the guys on that team, explain to me how 3 potential MVP’s can get sweeped in the first round of the playoffs. Whoever the guy is that picked Bonds has to work at a steroid company or something cause he had horrible #’s, and no longer gets any respect from the game. Prince Fielder did play well early in the season but after the break he didn’t have the same zest on his game and ultimately lost his chances of winning when his team lost in the playoff run. If you ask me the only competition is Wright, but he’s a leader on that team and when they needed him most, they choked and had a massive collapse. And then their is Matt Holliday, in that final run for the playoffs, every member of the rockies looked to him for motivation, and he pulled through for one of the greatest playoff runs in history. If that ain’t enough, his #’s aren’t too bad either.

PREDICTION:

Matt Holliday
David Wright
Jimmy Rollins
Chase Utley
Eric Byrnes (he may not be an option, but he led a great team this year)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:02:10 +0000

WOW! Greg and Kevin are you for real? Prince is top two for sure!

By: BC

BC — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:04:02 +0000

Jimmy Rollins………………..enough said

By: BC

BC — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:12:58 +0000

The only reason why Jimmy Rollins might not get it is because philly fans won’t know who to vote for Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, or Ryan Howard.

By: CC

CC — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:47:46 +0000

The only reason Jimmy Rollins will lose is because Matt Holliday is in his way.

By: C. johnston

C. johnston — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:13:24 +0000

Jimmy Rollins is the best. His average may not be the highest, but he is such a great defensive player and so exciting to watch. Unfortunately, Howard and Utley were out part of the season due to injuries, but they also deserve a mention. David wright and Prince Fielder also earned some credit, But J-Rol is it!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:08:52 +0000

Well, looks like Jimmy Rollins won it !!!! I thought he really deserved it.

Check out our forum thread…

http://www.baseballtalkpro.com/forum/index.php/topic,447.0.html